Walter Earl Douglas papers, 1964-1979.

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Walter Earl Douglas papers, 1964-1979.

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Papers include W. Earl Douglas's correspondence, writings, research materials, and other miscellaneous items. Handwritten and typescript correspondence between Douglas and newspaper editors and publishers, politicians, and other individuals includes letters submitting Douglas's columns for publication. Topics discussed in correspondence include politics, economics, the civil rights movement, trade-unions, South Africa, and Douglas's writings. Correspondents include Griffin Bell, Thomas R. Waring, Jesse Helms, James B. Edwards, William Loeb, and Theo Vorster. Douglas's writings include drafts for columns and speeches, newsletters, radio scripts, poems, and a pamphlet. Columns and other writings are arranged alphabetically by title and cover a wide variety of topics including affirmative action, apartheid, liberalism, minority youth unemployment, the Panama Canal, and racism. Topics for speeches include abortion and busing for school integration. A pamphlet is entitled "From 'Roots' to Reality." Research materials include photocopies of articles, reports, statutes, and pamphlets. Printed materials include a policy statement (1978) issued by the U.S. Dept. of State regarding U.S. policy on South Africa, a "Directory of the American Right" (1979), a pamphlet entitled "Focus on Rhodesia," and pamphlets issued by the EEOC. Miscellaneous items include an invitation (1978) to Douglas from President Jimmy Carter to participate in the White House Conference on Balanced National Growth and Economic Development, and books, pamphlets, and papers pertaining to the Conference.

13 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Loeb, William, 1905-1981

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Helms, Jesse

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VORSTER, THEODOR

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Waring, Thomas R.

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Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009

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Griffin B. Bell (1918- ), Judge for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1961-1976) and U.S. District Attorney General (1977-1979). From the description of Griffin B. Bell oral history interviews, 1990 June 12 and Sept. 19. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477621 Griffin Boyette Bell was born in Americus, Georgia, on 31 October 1918. He served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Major, from 1941 to 1946 and graduated cum laude from Mercer Un...

Douglas, W. Earl, 1923-1979

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Journalist and columnist. Born in Chicago (Ill.), Douglas moved to Mt. Pleasant (S.C.) in 1968. Known as a conservative, he wrote columns for various newspapers including the "Union Leader" (Manchester, N.H.) and the "Charleston Chronicle" (Charleston, S.C.), an African American newspaper. Douglas wrote and published "The Freedom Factor Newsletter" and was a participant in the White House Conference on the Panama Canal treaties. From the description of Walter Earl Douglas papers, 196...

Edwards, James B., 1927-

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James Burrows Edwards was born in Hawthorne, Florida on June 24, 1927. He graduated with honors from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1955. In addition, he was president of the student body and graduating class. He then attended Graduate Medical School (1957-58) at the University of Pennsylvania for Advanced Correlated Clinical Sciences. He was a resident of oral surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan from 1958-1960. Dr. Edwards served in the U.S. Maritime Service...